Kirkland
/ˈkɜːrklənd/noun
A surname and place name, especially associated with locations in Scotland and England.
Did you know?In Scots and northern English place-names, kirk comes from Old Norse and ultimately from Greek kyriakon, meaning “the Lord’s [house],” so this word carries a long trail of religious authority.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ḱḗr
“Not directly the source of this word; no established PIE root for the full form is usually reconstructed beyond the Greek and Germanic chain.”
Ancient Greek
Greek
κυριακόν (kyriakon)
“The Lord’s [house], especially a church.”
Old Norse
ON
kirkja
“Church.”
Old English
OE
cirice
“Church.”
Middle English
ME
kirk + land
“Church land; land belonging to or associated with a church.”
Modern English
English
Kirkland
“A surname and place name derived from “church land.””